Legal Question in Family Law in California

Two different ways-one with the State-check here: http://www.cdph.ca.gov/certlic/birthdeathmar/Pages/CorrectingorAmendingVitalRecords.aspx

Or you can file a Petition for Name Change with Superior court of California for the county you live.

for both you don't need an attorney, if you can handle yourself.

If no one is listed on the birth certificate as the father, you should contact the County Recorder's Offfice to see if the actual father can be put on the certificate as that is important for issues for child support.

As to the baby's name, you can give him/her whatever name you want to.You need to tell us where you listed the bady's name in order for any of us to be able to tell you if it needs to be changes and how.

Both the answers you have received are basically useless. Technically you can change the child's name, but what good would that do? It will not get the father on the birth certificate. All it will do is get a new birth certificate issued with the new name and still no father. Your baby should have his or her father on the birth certificate and the father should live up to his responsibilities. The easiest way to do that is to visit your local office of the Department of Child Support Services. They will open a case for you to establish paternity and help with all the legal process to get the father named on the public records, and to establish his support obligations.